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Kraft process

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Ethanol and lignin production from Brazilian empty fruit bunch biomass

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Brazil Government is promoting palm plantations to use degraded land for biofuels. Palm production is expected to increase 35 per cent in future and there would be profuse biomass available that needs to be handled efficiently. Therefore, in this study the ...

Elsevier2014

Base case process development for energy efficiency improvement, application to a Kraft pulping mill. Part II: Benchmarking analysis

François Maréchal

A new procedure for benchmarking analysis has been developed to evaluate the energy efficiency of a chemical process. Benchmarking is performed to identify process inefficiencies before developing energy enhancement measures. The new procedure combines typ ...

2011

Systems interactions analysis for the energy efficiency improvement of a Kraft process

François Maréchal

There is a broad range of techniques available to the engineer and that should be considered in a retrofit project to enhance the energy efficiency of an operating process. The two best known techniques and most often utilized are internal heat recovery by ...

2010

Analysis of a biorefinery integration: application to a sulfite wood pulping process

François Maréchal

The pulp and paper (P&P) industry in industrially mature countries is facing a long-term crisis. Large and modern manufacturing facilities in tropical regions emerge as new competitors. The constant increase of energy costs has also contributed to the fina ...

2009

Efficient energy conversion in a sulfite pulping process

François Maréchal

Reducing energy consumption in the pulp and paper industry can lead to considerable cost savings. The three main points to consider when implementing an energy efficiency program in a mill are the reduction of the energy requirement, the energy recovery an ...

2009

Processing of fibre and porosity gradients in cellular thermoplastic composites

Manuel Bühler

The aim of this study has been to develop processing techniques for novel bioresorbable thermoplastic cellular composites, reinforced with continuous inorganic fibres, for use as biodegradable scaffolds for bone tissue engineering. As the implanted composi ...

EPFL2008